The problem with British track cycling after 2012 was always that it simply could not get much better. A glimpse at the medals table from the Commonwealth Games reveals a dip in form — which will be but a mere footnote should Rio prove to be a success — but in the meantime Shane Sutton has one of the trickiest jobs in sport. Little wonder he has embraced the return to the track of Sir Bradley Wiggins. The technical director of British Cycling has always been fond of his icons and now he has arguably the greatest of them all.